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Current Activity - Zeus Trojan Campaign Warning
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Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:42:36 -0400
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 US-CERT Current Activity Zeus Trojan Campaign Warning Original release date: March 17, 2010 at 1:52 pm Last revised: March 17, 2010 at 1:52 pm US-CERT is aware of public reports of malicious code circulating via spam email messages impersonating the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The attacks arrive via unsolicited email messages that may contain subject lines related to DHS or other government activity. These messages may contain a link or attachment. If users click on this link or open the attachment, they may be infected with malicious code, including the Zeus Trojan. US-CERT encourages users and administrators to take the following measures to protect themselves: * Do not follow unsolicited web links or attachments in email messages. * Maintain up-to-date antivirus software. * Refer to Cyber Security Tip ST04-014 - Avoiding Social Engineering and Phishing Attacks * Refer to the Recognizing and Avoiding Email Scams (pdf) document for more information on avoiding email scams. Relevant Url(s): <http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/tips/ST04-014.html> <http://www.us-cert.gov/reading_room/emailscams_0905.pdf> ==== This entry is available at http://www.us-cert.gov/current/index.html#us_cert_warns_against_zeus -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (GNU/Linux) iQEVAwUBS6Eicj6pPKYJORa3AQLoIQgAjpBN5eqEDu30hUWAOk204Hpwb169utgK 5ZYU6rW7S5F2OhvIG3SRJWYtyvgyo+YfRmPETvSWVvKh4TYLfAhjrwer48vC1p/a VqW2HnJTLkXFeV5hVlknHdkoxHIsQ9EKFP3WNUv09r0GinGH2DRb/ITTqlOWvEzV DZZvAnG+1Iyu+bXpEVHz9/eft0G4NhkZS0Tan9ygMsqNB1yVunNje0ZA+O2/845L Bl+RLUifGBgjMs91ZTzGtamahRJQS1yX4x8hjNOqxspqOs3YTSv3qqB8jvY44/i/ L/ehxowmwuuCbyjuv0458DlTQ9uF/dbzPcNM9QFAg+F/iEXA7Tr10A== =Ep6t -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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